Rick Ankiel vs. Corey Patterson — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Corey Patterson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Rick Ankiel and Corey Patterson are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 91 for Rick Ankiel, 94 for Corey Patterson), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 100 vs 103). The overall lean goes to Corey Patterson, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Rick Ankiel and Corey Patterson

Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1230
164.18
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4495
600
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
1921
544.96
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4171
556.75
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Corey Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1050
140.16
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
701
93.57
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197
26.3
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
4.54
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
15.75
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
46.59
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Corey Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Corey Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Corey Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
254.17
72.11
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
512.29
68.38
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1669
222.78
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
636
180.43
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1287
171.79
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Corey Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Corey Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Corey Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.691
0.691
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Corey Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Corey Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Corey Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Corey Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
260
73.76
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
571
76.22
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
431
57.53
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
435
123.4
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
884
118
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
246.1
69.82
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513.55
68.55
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.14
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
45.96
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
27.5
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.94
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Corey Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
933
124.54
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Corey Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
8.41
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.2
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
8.79
Corey Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.87
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
21
5.96
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
29.1
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
8.54
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
33
9.36
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
282
37.64
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.3
77.3

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Corey Patterson

Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.21
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1149
1.16
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
980
0.99
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26842
27
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8947.1
9
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119
2.31
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2333
2.35
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.11
Corey Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.05
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.06
Corey Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.03
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
2.48
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2413
2.43
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1171
2.42
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2381
2.4
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.42
97.42
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.67
98.67
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.072
2.072
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.13
83.13
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.29
85.29
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Corey Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.02
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0